Z71.1 ICD-10-CM Code: Person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made

Z71.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for person with feared health complaint in whom no diagnosis is made. A person visits a healthcare provider with health concerns or fears but after evaluation, no actual medical diagnosis is found. Z71.1 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for factors influencing health status and contact with health services (z00-z99), within the section covering persons encountering health services in other circumstances (z69-z76).

Z71.1 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to a payment HCC under the CMS-HCC V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC risk adjustment models. It can be reported on Medicare Advantage encounter data submissions but it does not contribute to a beneficiary's RAF score and therefore does not affect risk-adjusted payments to the plan.

This code is appropriate when the patient has anxiety about a health condition that is ruled out after examination.